Is he a giant as an economist? Surely he is not a stupid. But sometimes he lacks of a concrete vision, and he reflects Democtat's pack of lies.
That's one way of looking at it, but the fact remains that a long list of Economics and Management luminaries are highly critical of Bush's fiscal policies for the reasons articulated by Stiglitz, and among them are many who would usually be thought of as conservatives.
Let me state right away that I will not be able to delve deeply into debate on this matter. But thanks again for calling the article to my attention.